Official Rules of the Art Challenge Stained Glass Drawing Competition

Participation - Create an original art/design concept based on the theme of 'My World" on an 11" x 17" sheet of white paper, using markers, colored pencils, crayons, paints, or other single dimensional medium/products (do not apply any additional medium to the artwork such as glitter or stickers). Absolutely no computer-aided, mechanically produced art or copies will be accepted. All entries must be in vertical format (up and down) and contain no verse or text.

Eligibility - By entering, all entrants accept and agree to abide by and be bound by these official rules and the judge's decisions relating to this competition. Artwork entered must be accompanied by an official entry form, which is signed and dated by the artist and if under legal age, by the parent/guardian on behalf of them, the child, and their heirs. By signing, all rights of origin and personal property are released to Richard Bohm's Art Challenge and its affiliates. Entries and other written correspondence become the property of Richard Bohm's Art Challenge and will not be returned. Entries must be entrant's own original work; may not have been published previously, submitted in other contests, or have won previous awards; may not be obscene or indecent; and must not infringe the rights of any third party. Submission of an entry constitutes the entrant's and, if applicable, the parents/legal guardian's, consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to Art Challenge any and all rights, title, and interest in and to the entry including, without limitation, all copyrights. By entering, artist and parent/legal guardian consent to the use of his/her name, likeness, and address for advertising or promotional purposes without compensation.

Age Divisions - Youth- Division A / up to 7-years, Division B / 8-10 years, Division C / 11-14 years, Division D / 15-18 years Adults 19-60 years, Seniors age 61 and up. Entrant's age is based on the age, at the competition deadline date. Judging - within each age group is based equally on expression of the theme, ingenuity, creativity, use of color, use of space, strong focal point, originality, ability to reproduce in the stained glass medium, and overall creative quality. Three winners will be chosen from each age group and one of these will be selected as Grand Prize Winner. In the case of a tie, a tiebreaker based on 'expression of theme' will be used to determine the winner.

Prizes - Grand Prize - $2500 in cash and prizes including: $100.00 Cash, Certificate of Achievement,Primary Display on Art Challenge Sculpture, Jade Crystal Award, and the grand prize entry replicated in stained glass. First Prize - $50.00 Cash, Certificate, Second Prize - $25.00 Cash, Certificate, Third Prize - $15.00 Cash, Certificate. Winning drawings are featured throughout the year on the outdoor Art Challenge sculpture located in Tulsa's River Park, Tulsa, OK, near 19th Street and Riverside Drive and in the Art Challenge Gallery.

Winner's List - the winners' names will be listed on www.artchallenge.org after Jan 25 of the contest year

Official Entry Form - To enter the contest, each entry must be accompanied by a completed official entry form. There is a registration fee for each entry, which is covered when the entry form is purchased. Once purchased and filled in, just attached it to the back of your artwork and send it in.

Deadline - Entries must be received by Dec 31 of the contest year. Richard Bohm's Art Challenge reserves the right to refuse any entries that require postage due or do not meet with the standards of the US Post Office. Entries received postmarked after Dec 31 will automatically placed in the next year's competition.

Submit Your Entries To:
Richard Bohm's Art Challenge
7976 East 41st Street
Tulsa OK, 74145

Official Website - http://www.artchallenge.org